| Show BOARD A ACTION nON UP TO COUNCil Salary Question and Paving r Improvement Are to Be Considered Tonight MEAT ORDINANCE AGAIN Document May Get First Reading Read Read- ing Foot ing-Foot Foot Bridge Question May Be Approved Several SO matters which were laid laM I Ioor I over or last week weel are arc scheduled to come I before tho the city council at Its regular meeting tonight The Tho new ordinance relating to slaughter houses and the Inspection of ot meat and meat food products products products pro pro- ducts which has been under discussion discussion discussion discus discus- sion for several weeks and was laid over last Monday onda night that the members mem mern- hers bers of ot tho the council might bo be furnished with copies an and familiarize themselves with the provisions pro of tho the measure ma may be taken up by the council al althou although although al- al thou though h It Is likely that It will go o no further than first reading with a reference ref ref- to committee The ordinance was presented to tho the committee at last Thursdays Thursday's in meeting eting but hut there has haR been no Investigation Into Its provisions and It will be considered considered considered con con- carefully be before foro formal action Is taken b by the council It Is likely that those interested In the measure will have havo another opportunity to appear appear appear ap ap- ap- ap pear before the committee to express their opinions of tho the ordinance al although although although al- al though the tho measure Is expected to go o gothro through lh with po possibly a few amend amend- men ments is te There Is nothing to prevent the formal formal for tor- I mal approval of the agreement en on- on Into on tho the part of oC members o of the Iho council and representatives of the Oregon Oreg-on Short Line Lino railroad on the matter matter matter mat mat- ter of ot the footbridge e between Third West cst an and Fourth West streets This question also was waa laid over without last Monday night to permit permit permit per per- mit an any residents of the tho West est SIde who so desired to appear at nt last weeks week's committee meeting and register their protests against the proposed arrange arrange- ment There wore were no protests at the tho meeting and It Is ls expected that the plan to move tho the bridge to the south southwIll southwill southwill will be formally approved Salary Up As a n. result of ot the action taken b by bythe bytho the tho board of ot estimate and apportionment apportion apportion- ment on several Important matters l Friday some of the questions discussed by jy tho the board probably will come before before be be- fore foro the council for Cor ratification The proposition of raising the salaries of oC members of tho the police an and fire departments depart depart- ments meats and several other city officials and had been lal laid over for tor consideration by tho the board and as a result of ot the necessity for nir In the city's th the he year ear the proposed pro salary ra raise wIll vill not be approved I IThe The Tho board also took action on several sev- sev eral ral of oC the street Improvements which have lave been before the council amon among them lem that of the paving a of Seventh East street with a 0 park In a n. certain portion of the street which proposition proposition tion was turned down by the council recently It is thought ht that this and other work will be approved in order that the tho contracts ma may be bo awarded as soon as possible The resolution of or Councilman John Holle Trolley adopted by the council last Monday night providing for the layIng laying lay lay- Ing of ot two miles of sidewalks In Center Center Center Cen Cen- ter street streetS was not approved last week weekly b by ly Mayor Ia or J J. J S. S Bransford and the resIdents residents res res- of the tho street will not get got the tho sidewalks until next year car The Tho resolution resolution reso row lution authorized the public works board to advertise for bl bids s but Jut the mayor maor says sas t th city Is not so financially situated that It can provide for tor an any Improvements at present than those which have ha been decided upon |
